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An Incitative Multifaceted PROcedure for Pneumococcal Vaccination at the Emergency Department

Completed
Conditions
Pneumococcal Infections
Registration Number
NCT01899365
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace
Brief Summary

Background :

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a threat in industrialized countries. It represents the 6th cause of death. CAP also frequently associates with other disorders responsible for admission and death. Among bacteria responsible for CAP, Streptococcus pneumonia is a major pathogen that is commonly involved and frequently leads to severe infection and admission. Categories at risk for this pathogen have been determined, and can be proposed anti-pneumococcal vaccination (APV) that efficiently and safely protects from this microorganism.

In the context of US health services, monocenter pilot experiences have reported improvement of pneumococcal prophylaxis implementing vaccination procedure at ED. A study that set in New Mexico (2003) reported a significant increase in APV (from 18% to 84%) when patients at risk were proposed vaccination at ED. To obtain these results, medical students were specifically trained and dedicated to screen and vaccinate against St. pneumoniae. Another single center trial (Tennessee, 2007) for APV at ED obtained an improvement (from 38.8 to 45.4%) when physicians were alerted for pneumococcal risk by the software they usually utilized at bedside. However these experiences remain sparse as additional dedicated resources are required or patients and attending ED physicians can be reluctant to proceed to vaccination at ED.

Mobile phone and derived communication modalities are current vectors to deliver information in several fields including education and medicine. Initially used in developing countries, short-message services (SMS) have improved behaviour of patients in various medical areas. In France, the investigators have observed that most patients above 50 years of age admitted after ED visit are equipped with mobile phone and can receive alerts by SMS.

These observations prompt us to propose a multifaceted procedure to improve APV after ED visit in at-risk patients, combining structured oral interview, written information and SMS as reminders.

Purpose : The investigators hypothesized that

* a multifaceted intervention to promote anti-pneumococcal vaccination combining a structured oral interview, a written information to patient and his/her general practitioner, and a series of 3 SMS,

* improves anti-pneumococcal vaccination at 6 months,

* in at-risk patients (65+ years) visiting the emergency department. In order to answer this question, the investigators designed an interventional prospective multicenter randomized study (cluster).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1475
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients 65-year old and above,
  • benefit from French or Monaco social security a social security.
Exclusion Criteria
  • refuse to participate,
  • no possibility to receive SMS,
  • impaired cognitive functions and mental status precluding understanding of the study,
  • anticipated barriers precluding adequate follow-up (ex. homeless),
  • previous APV,
  • contraindication to APV,
  • do not understand/read French.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Impact of a multifaceted procedure at ED visit on anti-pneumococcal vaccination. (APV) at 6-month. Evaluation criteria : 螖 percentage (%) of APV vaccination at 6-month6 month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
On death at 6- and 12-month (absolute number of events)6 month
On death related to infection at 6- and 12-month (absolute number of events)6 month
On Flu vaccination at 6-month 螖 percentage (%)6 month

number of patients receiving vaccination against flu at 6-month. This issue will be collected by phone (patient, relative or general practioner). This will be a declarative data

On episodes of respiratory tract infections requiring antibiotics or admission at 6-month 螖 (absolute number of events)6 month

number of patients who experienced respiratiory tract infection requiring antibiotics or admission. This issue will be collected by phone at 6-month (patient, relative or general practioner). This will be a declarative data

Psychosocial evaluation of patients and acceptance / refusal of vaccination6 month

The patient will fil a Psychosocial evaluation questionnaire during the ED visit. To achieve this issue, we will use the socio-economic indicators mobilized in investigations in social epidemiology: sex, age, education, occupation, housing, income and household size. This composite questionnaire will be used for qualitative analysis.

Trial Locations

Locations (18)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand

馃嚝馃嚪

Clermont-ferrand, France

Centre Hospitalier Paul Ardier

馃嚝馃嚪

Issoire, France

AP-HM - H么pital Nord

馃嚝馃嚪

Marseille, France

HIA Laveran

馃嚝馃嚪

Marseille, France

AP-HM - La Timone

馃嚝馃嚪

Marseille, France

Centre Hospitalier La Palmosa

馃嚝馃嚪

Menton, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

馃嚝馃嚪

Nice, France

Centre Hospitalier Louis Giorgi

馃嚝馃嚪

Orange, France

H么pital Lariboisi猫re

馃嚝馃嚪

Paris, France

H么pital Cochin

馃嚝馃嚪

Paris, France

Centre Hospitalier de Vaison-la-Romaine

馃嚝馃嚪

Vaison-la-romaine, France

H么pital Piti茅-Salp锚tri猫re

馃嚝馃嚪

Paris, France

H么pital Bichat-Claude Bernard

馃嚝馃嚪

Paris, France

H么pital Tenon

馃嚝馃嚪

Paris, France

Centre Hospitalier Jacques Lacarin

馃嚝馃嚪

Vichy, France

Centre hospitalier de Saint-Denis

馃嚝馃嚪

Saint-denis, France

Centre Hospitalier Jules Niel

馃嚝馃嚪

Valreas, France

Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace

馃嚥馃嚚

Monaco, Monaco

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